Canelo Alvarez says coach and good good friend Eddy Reynoso bought his ‘bonus’ when the gloved-up Mexican celebrity wanted the bathroom.
Earlier than going through Miguel Cotto in November 2015, Canelo was moments from the ring when nature referred to as. The previous undisputed tremendous middleweight champion then needed to name on somebody within the dressing room for assist.
Reynoso, his coach alongside father Chepo since Canelo first entered a boxing fitness center as a baby, drew the quick straw. Chatting with Large Boy on a latest podcast chat, Canelo gleefully defined what occurred in his English accent.
Large Boy requested, “After they arrive in and the fee tape you up, they put the initials and seal you up. What occurs if you must p***?”
Canelo responded, “It’s a shaggy dog story. Once I fought with Miguel Angel Cotto, I had the whole lot: the gloves, the cup, and the whole lot else.
“I stated to my good friend [Eddy], Hey, I must go pee, and he stated and what? I’m like, assist me. How am I going to drag out that factor, you already know?
“He pulled out that factor, and I peed. I stated you should do it as a result of I’m going to moist my shorts.”
Cursing with Canelo 😂
Full interview: https://t.co/zsISClJtng pic.twitter.com/U6GEQEvdQW
— Large Boy (@BigBoy) August 21, 2024
The three-belt titleholder then clarified that it was Reynoso earlier than Large Boy added, “Who would have recognized that earlier than you fought Cotto, your supervisor shook your d*** out? Now we all know.”
He concluded, “Did you give him a bonus that night time?”
Canelo laughed, “No, that was his bonus!”
The pair get pleasure from a long-lasting bond within the sport, most likely solidified by that night time. Eddy and Canelo proceed to get pleasure from some of the important partnerships in boxing, one which by no means looks like it would finish.
On September 14, they workforce up once more to face Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas as Canelo goals to maintain a agency grip on the highest spot at 168 kilos.
It doesn’t matter what occurs in the course of the occasion, he can at all times depend on Eddy.
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